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|image | |image = The Enigma Dimension.jpg | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = Casualties of War (audio anthology) | ||
|range = The War Doctor (audio series) | |range = The War Doctor (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Casualties of War (audio anthology) | |series in range = Casualties of War (audio anthology) | ||
|series number in range = 4 | |series number in range = 4 | ||
|number in series = 3 | |number in series = 3 | ||
|number | |number = 4.3 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = War Doctor | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[War Ollistra|Ollistra]] | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Leela]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director | |director = Nicholas Briggs | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
| | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
| | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = 23 February 2017 | ||
|format | |epcount = 1 | ||
|production code = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 3 stories | ||
|isbn | |production code = BFPDWWAR04 | ||
|series | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-193-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-194-3 (digital) | ||
|prev | |series = ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'' | ||
|series2 | |prev = The Lady of Obsidian (audio story) | ||
|prev2 | |next = Light the Flame (audio story) | ||
|next2 | |series2 = The Time War saga | ||
|prev2 = The Lady of Obsidian (audio story) | |||
|next2 = The Starship of Theseus (audio story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third and final | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Casualties of War (audio anthology)|Casualties of War]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[John Hurt]] as the [[War Doctor]], [[Jacqueline Pearce]] as [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]]. | ||
Following [[John Hurt]]'s death in January 2017, | Following [[John Hurt]]'s death in January 2017, this was also the final audio story from the original run of ''[[The War Doctor (audio series)|The War Doctor]]'', with the anthology being released posthumously. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The [[Dalek Time Strategist]] has a new plan to ensure final victory in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. As its forces gather for a huge assault on the enemy, ahead of the fleet something hovers above the planet of the [[Time Lord]]s. And on [[Gallifrey]] itself, shadows move among the [[Cloisters]]. The Time Lords face [[The Enigma|a threat]] alien to their entire universe. To save their world, the [[War Doctor]] and his allies must enter the Enigma Dimension... | The [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] has a new plan to ensure final victory in the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. As its forces gather for a huge assault on the enemy, ahead of the fleet something hovers above the planet of the [[Time Lord]]s. And on [[Gallifrey]] itself, shadows move among the [[Cloisters]]. The Time Lords face [[The Enigma|a threat]] alien to their entire universe. To save their world, the [[War Doctor]] and his allies must enter the Enigma Dimension... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* The [[War Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]] | * The [[War Doctor]] - [[John Hurt]] | ||
* [[Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | * [[War Ollistra|Cardinal Ollistra]] - [[Jacqueline Pearce]] | ||
* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[Kanteer]] - [[Alan David]] | * [[Kanteer]] - [[Alan David]] | ||
* [[Lintok]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | * [[Lintok]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | ||
* [[Dalek Time Strategist]]/[[Dalek]]s/[[Assault Team Leader]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] / The [[Dalek]]s / [[Assault Team Leader]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[The Enigma]] is twice the size of a [[planet]], but [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] couldn't register any mass for it. | * [[The Enigma]] is twice the size of a [[planet]], but [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] couldn't register any mass for it. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] in two parts on [[25 March (releases)|25]] and [[26 March (releases)|26 March]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k78p</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kggn</ref> The first part ends when the [[War Doctor]] claims to the [[War Ollistra]] that they are going to die inside the Enigma Dimension. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Leela suggests hiding deep within the TARDIS like they did when the [[Sontaran]]s attacked Gallifrey. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | * Leela suggests hiding deep within the TARDIS like they did when the [[Sontaran]]s [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey|attacked Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
* The [[War Ollistra]] was experimenting with a [[Neverwhen|temporal flux weapon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Neverwhen (audio story)|The Neverwhen]]'') | |||
* Kanteer deploys the [[De-mat Gun]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | * Kanteer deploys the [[De-mat Gun]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
* The War Doctor comments that the Time War is over. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The War Valeyard (audio story)|The War Valeyard]]'') | |||
* The War Doctor believes the only way to win the Time War is if both Time Lords and Daleks are destroyed, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') describing them both as "[[warrior race]]s." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') | |||
* Ollistra initiates the [[Fast return switch|fast return protocol]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'') | |||
* The War Doctor refuses to be addressed as "the Doctor". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'') | |||
* The War Doctor tells Leela that, with the Daleks having taken down its defences, the TARDIS is helpless. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
* The War Doctor mocks that the Daleks won't dare open fire on him out of fear that he might have some contingency. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') | |||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] once also noted that she feared what the Daleks represented more than the Daleks themselves. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lights of Skaro (audio story)|The Lights of Skaro]]'') | |||
* The War Doctor believes that the only way for the Time War to truly end is for both the Daleks and the Time Lords to be destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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